Population losses continue in upstate NY

5:14 PM,
Mar. 14, 2013

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Thirty-five counties in upstate New York lost population between 2010 and 2012, U.S. Census statistics released Thursday showed.

New York City and its suburbs, including Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, had a population increase of 13 percent over the three years, up 177,000 people.

The majority of the increase occurred in New York City, which had 161,564 new residents, an increase of 2 percent. The city had more people move in than move out of the city for the first time in about 60 years. The city's population totaled 8.3 million in 2012. ...